Book Review: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez, known as Gabriel García Márquez, is a master storyteller. He was born on March 6, 1927, in Aracataca, Colombia, the inspiration for the fictional place in his book, One Hundred Years of Solitude.  He was a journalist, screenwriter, short-story writer, and novelist. Recognized for his literary genius and as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, Marquez won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982  One Hundred Years of Solitude in which he popularized the use of magical realism that made Macondo and its people spellbinding. This put the Latin American literature on the world stage.  Marquez’s style of storytelling in this book was greatly influenced by her maternal grandfather and grandmother who introduced him to two different worlds of stories — factual and superstitious, real and magical. One Hundred Years of Solitude was his groundbreaking novel that sold millions and earned global recognition. He wrote se...

Daily Reads: North Queen (Crowns 1) by Nicola Tyche (Days 19-20)


Hello, fellow bookworm!

I finally finished the book and…

Reading the last chapters of North Queen was like a roller coaster ride. 

My expressions while reading were …

Oh no!

What!

It’s getting boring!

Ah, now it makes sense.

What?!?!

No!!!!!

After I read the last sentence of the book…

I wanted to read the second book right away but after a few moments… 

I was not sure anymore because I got mixed feelings about the turn of events. 

Enemies become lovers…

For the sake of survival…

For the sake of peace…

For the sake of love…

I was rooting for Alexander, Norah’s first love…

But the memory of his betrayal and abandonment completely destroyed her trust. 

Also, Norah’ was stubborn.

Her stubbornness turned the wheels of complicated events that even make readers perplexed. 

Was her decision the best one?

Would it really change her fate?

How would another king whom Norah initially planned to marry react?

What would happen next?

I think the questions will be answered by the second and third book of the Crowns. 

If you like fantasy and enemies to lovers trope, you’ll enjoy North Queen.

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